Plot Overlays Properties

To access these properties:

  • In the Sheets or Project Data control bar, right-click a projection's Overlays folder and choose Overlays Properties.

  • Display the Properties control bar and, in the Sheets or Project Data control bar, click a projection's Overlays folder and choose Overlays Properties.

General properties for managing overlays in plot sheet projections can be found here.

Automatically add new 3D object overlays: choose what happens when new object data is created (as a result of loading or importing data within a project session. You can select:

  • None: leave the existing overlays plot item as it is, without adding the new object data default overlay(s). You can load them later if you want to.

  • 2D overlays: automatically add overlays of the legacy 2D type to the projection, once the data is loaded, providing the overlay group isn't locked (see below). See Projection Overlay Types.

  • 3D overlays: add 3D overlays to a 3D Overlay Group and display them in the projection once data is loaded, providing the overlay group isn't locked (see below). See 3D Overlay Groups.

Remove empty overlays:

  • If Yes, overlays that don't contain 3D data (say, data has been unloaded) are automatically removed from the projection, providing the overlay group isn't locked (see below).

  • If No, empty overlays remain listed.

Share:

  • Make the current overlay collection available to other projections within the current plot sheet (Within sheet).

  • Make overlays available to other sheets of the same project (Within document).

  • Ensure overlays are only available to their parent projection, meaning they can be duplicated within the projection, but nowhere else (Not shared).

Note: If overlays are locked (that is, the Lock Overlays context menu option for a projection is enabled, so that a padlock appears against the overlays icon), then no overlay is created if new data is loaded, regardless of the settings made above.

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